China’s job-hungry youth offered lifeline by South Korean university with its ‘exemplary employment-linked model’
A version of this article has also been published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post.
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Wednesday Briefing: Clashes Escalate on U.S. Campuses
Clashes between the police, university administrators and protesters over the war in Gaza intensified at U.S. universities.
Bangladesh again closes schools nationwide due to heat wave
A Bangladeshi court ordered a nationwide shutdown of schools on Monday due to an ongoing heatwave, a day after the government sent millions of children back to class despite searing temperatures.
Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia copes with a sweltering heat wave
MANILA (AP) — Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave on Monday as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region.
Philippines Closes Schools as Heat Soars to ‘Danger’ Level
The Philippines closed all public schools on Monday and Tuesday because of dangerously high temperatures, moving classes online in a country where schools are typically shut because of tropical storms.
How working for Big Tech lost 'dream job' status
Despite blockbuster earnings from giants such as Alphabet and Microsoft, layoffs continue to ripple through the tech industry.Layoffs.fyi, a platform monitoring job cuts in the tech sector, recorded more than 263,000 job losses in 2023 alone. As of April, there have been more than 75,000 job losses in the industry so far in 2024.
Bangladesh reopens schools even as heatwave alert extended by three days
Average maximum temperatures in Dhaka over the past week have been 4-5 degrees Celsius higher than the 30-year average.